Stimulating creativity in young school children

Abstract

In the context of modern education, the stimulation of creativity is a very important pedagogical aspect in situations where a harmonious development of children and the formation of the future adult in society are required. Current approaches in education aim at developing skills and training creative skills based on an integrated approach; these approaches can be studied from an inter- and intra-disciplinary perspective at the level of the primary school curriculum. Creativity can be taught, and its stimulation at a young school age is elementary. By using appropriate methods to stimulate creativity, not only in the educational process in different fields, but also in extracurricular activities, we can offer primary school children the necessary support for developing their ability to filter the information they receive from teachers. The approach to fostering creativity in young school children promotes cognitive change through a shift from single-plan to multi-plan, while training skills, creative capacities, such as dialogue, problem-solving, expressing ideas and supporting a personal point of view.